Stephen Strasburg turned in another dominant start yesterday, shutting out the Marlins for six innings to improve to 10-4 with a 2.66 ERA and league-leading 135 strikeouts, and also went 1-for-1 with a walk and an RBI single at the plate.
Strasburg was a typical terrible-hitting pitcher in his first two seasons, going 1-for-26 with 10 strikeouts, but this season has been a completely different story. He’s now 10-for-26 (.385) with one homer, four doubles, and two walks, which is good for a .448 on-base percentage and .654 slugging percentage.
Seriously, the guy has a 1.102 OPS in 31 plate appearances after coming into the season 1-for-26. Among actual hitters Andrew McCutchen leads the National League with a 1.074 OPS.